More of my rambling from the 26th that may have been lost. Jim G ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Giddens" <jimg@cox-internet.com> To: <TXREDRIV-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 9:57 AM Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] just talk & more rambling > Yes, It is good to see the Paris News reporting positive events/news in > Clarksville. > Go to www.theparisnews.com > As I drove through Clarksville yesterday about 7:30 a.m. on my way to > Texarkana, the only access to drive on the square was only Main Street. > Road blocks prevented any turning up Locust or Walnut onto the square. > As I was driving back through Clarksville about 7 p.m. (dark) I had to stop > for the red light at the southeast corner of the square. I had forgotten at > that point that Mrs Perry had been there that day, but I was thinking about > the Clarksville square having such a great early Texas history. However > I was a little set back (stressed) that the thing that was most "attention > grabbing" in my vision was the Golden Arches of the new MacDonalds about 3 > or 4 block up Main Street from me. The huge, bright yellow golden arches > seem to be dominating my vision and seemed to appear as tall as a water > tower. Maybe this is why the events of the day on the square did not enter > into my mind. Yes, I was wondering if that was all some people may see is > McDonalds and not the history of Red River County. I think and hope this > new Main Street Project will do a great part in reviving the city and the > county. I could go on and on about the economics of past and present and > future of Red River County but I will rest for now. I will say that RR Co > must have a better tax base, jobs, investments and people spending money in > RR Co. This will not be a easy task to achieve. > Recently I asked the Highway Dept in Clarksville about putting up signs > naming the creeks, but he told me the county was too poor to spend money on > such non essentials projects. > Jim Giddens > Paris, Tx > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "sam embrey" <sembrey@cox-internet.com> > To: <TXREDRIV-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 3:03 AM > Subject: [TXREDRIV] just talk > > > > I feel sure that many of you know already, but in case you don't, pull up > the Paris News on your computer, and you will find it full of Clarksville > happenings. Also, for a change, most of it seems good, and GOD knows it is > time some of the bad stuff is not the main issues. Who knows, the old girl > might be on it's way back, at least we can hope so. > > Sam > > Paris > > > > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > >